65 souls, former friends First release of Grinding Iron Second update

  Supporting his forehead, he silently picked up his backpack and walked away.

  Ming Yan followed closely behind, "Where are we going?"

  Plugged in his earphones and said with a dark face: "Going home, must I really wait to see a ghost? It's finally calm."

  Can't this let people live in peace? My peaceful days haven't lasted for long, and now there's another ghost at the door?

  Ming Yan is quite amusing, but looking at my eyes again, there's a hint of helplessness.

  I don't know if I'm being overly sensitive, but this time when I saw him again, I felt like he had changed into a different person, becoming somewhat estranged and distant. Moreover, it's not just that; in Yuan Pei's plan, he seemed to have reserved something from me, otherwise things wouldn't have made me feel so sudden, and he was like he had expected the outcome all along.

  It's inconvenient to speak here, I plan to ask him clearly in the car, after all, he still owes me an explanation.

  As soon as I got in the car and started it, I threw my backpack into the back seat. At 9 o'clock sharp, I lit a cigarette, but the flame was unexpectedly blown out by the strong wind.

  "What's wrong with you?" I glared at him, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

  "This thing is no good for people, you're still young, why do you want to be with this thing? You always have headaches because of this harmful thing." As he spoke, he didn't care about my expression and actually threw the lighter together with the cigarette box out of the car window.

  "This guy really got on my nerves, I turned around and looked at my entertainment device, opened the steering wheel and stepped on the brakes heavily. Grabbed his clothes, "Are you taking the wrong medicine again? No, it's a nervous breakdown! I've been waiting for half a month and waited for a madman to come back! If you don't show up, that's fine, but you didn't even explain things to me and just handled them yourself. I didn't say anything, and what's more, you even took away my entertainment device, what do you want?"

  Ming Yan didn't dare to look straight into my eyes, there was something flickering in his eyes, letting me scold him, grabbing his clothes and venting on him.

  Finally said it out loud, heaven knows how many mouth ulcers I've had because of this hidden fire! All of this is because of the dumb melon in front of me, he's to blame for everything!

  Letting out a sigh, I rolled down the window to let in the autumn breeze. This summer had been so nerve-wracking for me. It was astonishing that I'd made it through with all those shocking events. The fact that I could still speak loudly and even argue with others was a miracle, even to myself.

  Undoing the buttons on his collar, he felt that his neck was being choked and it was very uncomfortable.

  Ming Yan lowered his head and sat beside me, remaining silent for a long time before asking, "Are you still resentful towards me because of the Yuan family father and daughter's matter?"

  "What do you say?" Isn't this nonsense? A good person was killed, died unjustly and didn't even speak out, yet still calmly accepted punishment. This doesn't make sense, he saw the murderer was Chu Qi, why didn't he say anything and kept silent?

  Isn't there still an undercurrent here, but he is actually willing to use death to seal his own mouth, unable to reincarnate and expose the truth. Is he really willing to accept all this?

  She stared at his eyes with her profile, making him dare not to move away. "Did you know something from the beginning? So that day, did you deliberately make me say that to provoke Yuan Lei?"

  "Well, from the moment I saw Yuan Lei for the first time, I already saw his ultimate fate. So no matter how you misunderstood him, I never defended him. Chu Qi's appearance was also my hint. Because only when Yuan Lei died would those people put down their guard against you and despise you as an innocent bystander."

  "Damn it……" Gripping the steering wheel tightly, I was so angry that my teeth were chattering. How could there be something like this that I didn't know about?! He and Chu Qi had already made a deal, when did they do it?! My mind quickly searched for the time when they might have reached an agreement, my eyes fixed on Ming Yan, trying to find answers through his facial expression.

  That's right! The hospital! That time when their souls were calling out? It wasn't just because they could save Chu Qi's life, but there was another reason! Gnashing my teeth and twitching the corner of my mouth. I was also wondering why after that, all the people staring at me disappeared without a trace.

  The air in the car suddenly became a bit thin, making it hard to breathe. I tightly grasped my chest and struggled to open the door, standing outside taking deep breaths, weakly leaning against the door reflecting on myself.

  My head is pressed against the back of my hand, and that slightly cool feeling can relieve my headache a little. I don't know what's wrong with me, but I've been getting headaches easily lately.

  Ming Yan appeared beside me, worried and wanting to support me, but was suddenly pushed away by me. "What's the difference between you and the murderer? In your eyes, good and evil, reincarnation are just so cheap? A person lives for only a few decades, is it just a joke in your eyes? Even if Yuan Lei had this fate, can't you defy heaven and use him to shift others' attention? What's the difference between a ferryman of souls and a god of death? To calm the anger of the dead, you involve innocent people, trading lives for lives?"

  "I'm sorry, I knew you'd be angry, so I kept putting it off until the end. Xiao Yue did a lot for me, but even if you hate me, I have to do this, I couldn't just watch you get into trouble and put yourself in danger." Ming Yan leaned in close again, hugging me tightly, refusing to let go no matter how angry I was at him.

  "Yuan Xue's wrongful death was because that car accident should have been her demise, but it was her father instead! However, her name had already appeared in the book of life and death, this is heaven's will, not my own doing!" He pushed me away, gently grasping my shoulder, holding down a collapsing me, loudly telling me. "I'm very sorry for keeping this from you for so long, this is a letter that Yuan Xue and Yuan Lei entrusted me to give to you, because it was written on spirit paper, it can only be read once, then it will disappear."

  It's so-called fate, which I find ridiculous. But what Ming Yan has done for me makes me feel a bit ungrateful, taking advantage of his protection and kindness.

  Calm down and take the two letters handed over by Ming Yan, open them to see the thanks and understanding inside. The basic content of the father-daughter's words is roughly the same, gratitude, understanding, and magnanimity. Especially Yuan Xue, who sincerely apologized to me at the end. At the same time, she also informed me that Ming Yan was forced to do so, and after knowing the truth, I shouldn't blame him, because they all understand this and hope I can understand too.

  The letters were read and slowly turned to ashes in my hands, scattered by the wind, just like their master, disappearing from this world.

  Before my eyes, the scene of that day when Yuan Xue was about to leave reappeared. When she was by my side, I thought she was a troublemaker, but after she left, all the bad things disappeared, and only her pure smile remained in my heart.

  Looking up at the night sky with some dense dark clouds, a flash of lightning occasionally flashes on the horizon, and the thunder rolls. It seems that after this rain is over, this summer should really come to an end.

  I'm relieved now. After all, the deceased have no grievances, and I have even less reason to make trouble for myself. My mood has improved, and my headache isn't as painful anymore.

  Even if I forgive him in my heart, I won't give him a good face on the surface. At the same time, I thought of another thing and sneered, curling up the corner of my mouth. "Liu Lao Ye passed away more than two months ago, did you know? Was Chang Yu so quick to take things that day because of this relationship? If it wasn't for me visiting in person, who knows how many months would have passed before we knew the old man had left? We'll keep these accounts first, do you understand my meaning?"

  Since they've all made hints to me, it means something will happen again. This time, if they still plan on hiding things from us behind our backs, I'll settle old and new scores with them once and for all.

  Ming Yan looked somewhat taken aback, but seeing that I didn't pursue the matter further, his worried face regained its composure and he nodded in agreement with my intention.

  On the way back, it finally started raining heavily. Fortunately, I always carry an umbrella with me, and since there was a ghostly figure beside me that couldn't be seen in the light of day, this somewhat reduced my fate of getting rained on.

  The car was driven into the garage, and I walked back home along the small path with an umbrella. As I approached the building, just a few steps away, a figure suddenly darted out from the opposite alley and appeared in front of me. The Ling key instantly lit up a light shield, protecting me inside. The intruder was bounced off by the light shield and fell to the ground, writhing in pain as he struggled to crawl towards me.

  I was so startled by the sudden scene that I almost fell, luckily Ming Yan was right behind me and timely held me up, then shielded me behind him, vigilantly staring at the thing that was trying to crawl towards me and loudly shouted: "What kind of monster are you, daring to launch a sneak attack, looking for death!"

  As he spoke, he took out the Qiankun bag and was about to collect the male ghost on the ground. The male ghost struggled to lift his head, his face pale and swollen, making it somewhat unrecognizable from its original appearance. However, his voice struck my heart, and I widened my eyes in disbelief, standing there letting the rain soak me.

  "Please don't take me away, please! I'm not trying to escape death, it's just that there are things in my heart that I couldn't let go of. I want to see her, she and the child are still waiting for me to visit them, even if it's just a glimpse. Please fulfill my wish!" He had probably exhausted his spiritual energy, after crawling a few steps he could no longer move, prostrating himself in the rainwater, begging with great effort.

  I stopped Ming Yan's action and walked towards the male ghost with a big heart, knelt down beside him and carefully lifted him up, tentatively asking: "Are you An Xiang?"

  A somewhat dazed male ghost, slightly opening his swollen frog-like eyes, stared at me for a moment before suddenly grabbing my hand. "Yin Yue! Are you Yin Yue? Can you see me? Save me, help me, the ghost catcher is coming to take me away!"

  What a close call? I shuddered and finally understood the image in my mind, it turned out that the fleeing spirit being chased was actually this old good man An Xiu!

  Two ghostly enforcers emerged from the opposite alley, standing before us with ferocious faces and shouting: "Wáng Líng ān Xǔ, your time is up! Come with us to report to the underworld, don't struggle in vain!"